Up in the morning and out to schoolThe teacher is teaching the golden ruleAmerican history and practical mathsStudy'em hard and hoping to passWorking your fingers right down to the boneAnd the guy behind you won't leave you alone

Ring ring goes the bellThe cook in the lunchroom is ready to sellYou're lucky if you can find a seatYou're fortunate if you have time to eatBack in the classroom open your booksGee but the teacher don't know how mean she looks

Hail hail rock'n'roll

Soon as three o'clock rolls aroun'You finally lay your burden downClose up your books and get out of your seatDown the hall and into the streetUp to the corner and 'round the bendRight to the juke joint you go in

Drop the coin right into the slotYou gotta hear something that's really hotWith the one you love you're makin' romanceAll day long you've been wanting to danceFeeling the music from head to toeRound and round and round you go